Children universally believe animals experience emotions and feelings but are reluctant to say they have human-like thoughts, ...

The recent death of Harambe—the Western lowland gorilla shot dead at the Cincinnati Zoo after a three-year-old boy fell into his enclosure—has ignited a fierce debate about the role of modern zoos.

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The first animals to reach space were fruit flies that the United States launched aboard captured German rockets in 1947. The first mammal to reach space was a rhesus monkey named Albert II, who flew ...

In order to effectively avoid and respond to predation, animals must first identify the presence of a potential predator. The ability to recognize predator cues is essential for the initiation of ...

Do animals feel empathy? Does an elephant have consciousness? Can a dog plan ahead? These are some of the questions that award-winning environmental writer Carl Safina teases out in his new book, ...

The Fountain of Youth remains the stuff of legends for humans, but some incredible animals have seemingly found it. These creatures were here long before us, and they have the unique ability to ...

With every step we take, our brains are already thinking about the next one. If a bump in the terrain or a minor misstep has ...

For millennia, people across the globe have reported alarmed animal behaviour in the run-up to natural disasters. Could these signals be used to warn us of impending catastrophes? In 2004, a tsunami ...